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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Adebisi A Campbell, Chicago, IL (US);
Steven E Zibell, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-5 ; 426548 ; 426 96 ; 426804 ; 426302 ; 426310 ;
Abstract
A stabilized high intensity sweetener ingredient for use in chewing gum is prepared by encapsulating a high intensity sweetener using a mixture of about 75 to about 99 weight percent zein and about 25 to about 1 weight percent shellac. This combination of zein and shellac prolongs the shelf life of the chewing gum and the high intensity sweetener, to a greater extent than zein or shellac used individually or in other combinations.